Clos de los Siete is a wine project conceived in 1998 by renown French winemakers Michel Rolland and Jean-Michel Arcaute. The idea was to produce a wine in the then largely untapped landscape of Tunuyan valley, south of Mendoza, Argentina. The name derives from the original seven wine industry investors who were first attached to the project. Their mission was to make wines in Argentina that rival some of the best in the world, without the use of fertilizers, pesticides and with traditional, time-tested methods. Since then, a collective of wine-making estates bearing the Clos de los Siete name have emerged and gained prominence.

This 2008 - blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Syrah from Medoza is very good. Deep ruby color with a tight rim variation. Fruit notes of blackberries, and black cherries with a hint of pepper and slight tannins. It has a lon...

I am not quite so aware of the political implications of a Parker-Rolland relationship, but the wine is fair grog for the price - especially if you seek a French rendering of Mendoza grapes. The nose is an interesting melange of cola, plum, mushroom a...

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Mainly dark fruit on the nose and palate. Ripe black cherry, blackberry, a bit of tar, decent acidity and medium to light tannins. The finish is medium. Not overly complex or layered but fairly well balanced.
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I am not quite so aware of the political implications of a Parker-Rolland relationship, but the wine is fair grog for the price - especially if you seek a French rendering of Mendoza grapes. The nose is an interesting melange of cola, plum, mushroom and red fruit leather; the palate is just a bit less satisfying, but the decent fruit counteract...
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